The medieval land of Parthoris is swept by a mysterious plague. Its infected inhabitants descend into madness. Corvus, the protagonist of the first Heretic, finds a way to escape from his home town, but is still contaminated by the plague. Since he possesses one of the ancient Tomes of Power, he is not immediately affected by the plague; but sooner or later, he will have to succumb to it. Before that happens, Corvus must find who or what was causing the plague in the first place...

Heretic II is a third-person fantasy shooter game with the camera chasing behind the character. The perspective is pretty much the only thing that breaks with the tradition of the series. The core gameplay still consists mainly of exploring the large fantasy-themed levels, using medieval weapons (mainly long-ranged) and spells to deal with the plethora of enemies. Despite the third-person view, jumping and environmental puzzles are used as moderately as it is usual in first-person shooters.

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Heretic 2	Linux	$2.89
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User Reviews

A fast-paced action/adventure title with excellent graphics!	Windows	ShadowShrike (311)
Another good "quickie" by Raven	Windows	Zovni (9427)
Great game, should have been longer	Windows	Chris Charabaruk (124)

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The Press Says

Amiga Active	Amiga	Apr, 2000		100
Game Over Online	Windows	Nov 29, 1998	90 out of 100	90
GamePro (US)	Windows	Nov 24, 2000		90
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Windows	Mar, 1999		90
GameBlitz	Windows	1998	90 out of 100	90
Amiga Future	Amiga	2000	89 out of 100	89
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Jan, 1999	84 out of 100	84
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Dec, 1998	84 out of 100	84
Privat Computer PC	Windows	1999	82 out of 100	82
IGN	Windows	Nov 25, 1998	7.9 out of 10	79